Current Group Members

Principle Investigator

Dr. Jess Gutknecht

Jess Gutknecht in the field

Principle Investigator

I get to collaborate with all the great people listed below, and across my website.

Curriculum Vitae (last updated November 2023) 

 

Graduate Students

Jake Kundert

Jake Kundert

Graduate student in Land and Atmospheric Science

Research focus on carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions in perennial and diversified cropping systems

 

Jennifer Nicklay

Jennifer Nicklay

Graduate Student, Land and Atmospheric Sciences

Social justice, equity, soil quality, and agroecology in urban agricultural settings. Jennifer is the recipient of a UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship!

 

Gurparteet Singh

a photo of Gurparteet Singh in the field

Graduate student in Land and Atmospheric Science

Focus on field measurements and modeling of hydrology and water quality in the context of a large fertility trial of Kernza perennial grain, within the context of the large Kernza CAP experiment. GP will be in DC next year (2024) for a Knauss fellowship!

 

Technicians

Leah Hallett

Leah Hallett

Research technician

 

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Delaney Cashin

Undergraduate Research Assistant

 

Joe Paquet

Undergraduate Research Assistant